Although a guest on many television variety shows, she appeared in only four more motion pictures through 1962, including the film version of Flower Drum Song (1961). The others were Cry for Happy (1961), The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962) and A Girl Named Tamiko (1963). From 1969–1972 she appeared in The Courtship of Eddie's Father as Mrs. Livingston, the housekeeper, for which she was again nominated for a Golden Globe Award. She retired from acting following the end of the series. She guest starred on episode 65 of "The Virginian", I believe the year was 1965 but may have been as early as 1962.

Her first marriage, to television director Frederick Winfield "Wynn" Opie in 1958, ended in divorce[1] in 1967. The couple had one son — Michael H. Opie, born in 1964.[1] She married Randall Hood in 1968, and her son's name was changed to Michael Randall Hood.[6] The couple operated a Los Angeles-based business renting editing equipment to film studios and university film programs.[1] Randall Hood died in 1976.[2]

According to her son, Umeki lived in Sherman Oaks for a number of years[3] before moving to Licking, Missouri, to be near her son and his family, which included two grandchildren. She died at the age of 78 from cancer complications.[7]